Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Arriola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arriola and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Arriola

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Arriola:
  • 37.442500, -108.646712
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Arriola

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Montezuma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Montezuma County
  • Since Arriola is near Dolores County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Dolores County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arriola ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Dolores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolores
  • Dolores is located in Montezuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolores <1>
• Dove Creek
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
  • Dove Creek is located in Dolores County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dove Creek <1>
• Echo House ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo House
  • Echo House is located in Montezuma County
• Lewis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Montezuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <1>
• Pleasant View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Montezuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <1>
• Roundup Junction
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundup Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup Junction
  • Roundup Junction is located in Montezuma County
• Stoner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
  • Stoner is located in Montezuma County
• Swallows Nest ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swallows Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows Nest
  • Swallows Nest is located in Montezuma County
• Yellow Jacket
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Jacket
  • Yellow Jacket is located in Montezuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Jacket <1>

How Far From Arriola to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arriola to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Arriola and extending to:

• Cortez, which is the Seat of Montezuma County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Arriola to Denver, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,710 miles [2,752 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,876 miles [12,675.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arriola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montezuma County: www.co.montezuma.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/